Out of all the flashbacks in the fic, this one carries the most weight, and it was one of the few scenes I had in mind before I started writing. Despite being close to the middle of the fic, this scene draws together most of the symbols and repeated phrasing I use and makes them the most prominent; it's here, when paying attention to the rhetorical devices becomes easier and everything starts clicking together, just like things do for Chenle and Donghyuck.
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